Before you submit your manuscript, we ask you to read the guidelines closely, and ensure:
- all info about the author is included
- the number of characters does not exceed the limits stated underneath
- notes and references complies with the authors guidelines
- abstract and keywords in English is included
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS Nordic studies in education
SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT
All manuscripts submitted to the
Nordic Studies in Education should be sent as an attachment to
nordic-studies-in-education@hvl.no.
MANUSCRIPT STANDARD
NSE accepts articles written in Danish, English, Norwegian or Swedish.
Manuscripts must not exceed 55.000 characters (including spaces). Submitted manuscripts must be checked for language, including but not limited to vocabulary, syntax and style. Manuscripts not language-checked will not be considered for review.
Use standard abbreviations. Any non-standard abbreviations (to be avoided if possible) should be explained in the text the first time they are used. Avoid abbreviations and notes in the title. Quantities and units should be expressed in accordance with the recommendations of the International System of Units (Système International d'Unités).
SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT
Submitted manuscripts should contain the following:
- Title
- Abstract: Provide a brief abstract of max. 100 words. The abstract should state briefly the objective of the investigation, basic procedures, main findings, and principal conclusions.
- 3–5 keywords
- The manuscript
- Notes should be numerical and organized as footnotes
- Literature references in alphabetical order
In separate documents:
- Numbered figures and table (each one at a separate side)
- Title page: Submit a separate title page with the following information: title, author(s) information (institution), date, number of words, and acknowledgements.
REFERENCE SYSTEM
The journal uses APA 6
th edition style guide for references.
Introductions to this style can found here:
http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf
Also, a basic tutorial can be found here:
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm?_ga=1.110702085.1883561832.1467455622
DOI-REFERENCES
The references should always include DOI-references, when possible (DOU: digital object identifier.) The DOI-reference should be accessible by clicking at the URL. If you are not sure about the DOI-code of a reference you may search for it here (title or author name):
http://search.crossref.org/
The DOI-reference should be placed at the end of each reference, like in this example:
Aas, K. F. and Gundhus, H. (2015). Policing Humanitarian Borderlands: Frontex, Human Rights and the Precariousness of Life.
The British Journal of Criminology, 55(1), 1-18. DOI:
10.1093/bjc/azu086.
TABLES, FIGURES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Each table/figure should be numbered and editable in Microsoft Word. Number tables consecutively with Arabic numerals and give each table a short, descriptive heading.
Give each column a short or abbreviated heading. Place explanatory matter in footnotes to the table, not in the heading. Explain in the footnotes all non-standard abbreviations used in the table.
If data from another published or unpublished source are used, obtain permission and acknowledge fully. Tables should be self-explanatory and understandable without reference to the text of the article.
NOTES
Notes in the manuscript should be organized as footnotes, when using regular text processing software.
Notes should be kept to a minimum and used only for comment.
REFEREE PROCESS
The journal uses double blind reviewing of manuscripts. Manuscripts must therefore be anonymized by the author(s). Front side and information about the author(s) must be given in a separate document. All explicit self-references should be anonymized.
RIGHTS
Universitetsforlaget follows the copyright agreement negotiated between the Norwegian Publicist Association (DNF) and the Norwegian Non-fiction Writes and Translators’ Association (NFFO), regarding published non-fiction works in journals. More on the agreement can be found here
www.nffo.no.
Articles published in the journal will be saved and made available at idunn.no, Universitetsforlaget’s database for online distribution of journals (
www.idunn.no).
SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT
All manuscripts submitted to the
Nordic Studies in Education should be sent as an attachment to
nordic-studies-in-education@hvl.no.
